Glossary

This glossary defines the core concepts used throughout the Cerebel documentation.

For architecture-level context and relationships between these terms, see Core Concepts.

Cerebel

The name of the overall project.

Cerebel is a working Cerebrum together with the supporting code required to launch it, run it, and use it in a real system.

At a high level, a Cerebel can be described as a domain specialist.

See also: Core Concepts: Cerebel

Cerebrum

The Cerebrum contains the core structures that make the system teachable and capable of neuroplasticity.

It is the central intelligence substrate inside a Cerebel.

See also: Core Concepts: Cerebrum

Thalamus

The Thalamus coordinates messages between Cortices.

It acts as the routing and exchange layer that allows specialized parts of the system to work together coherently.

See also: Core Concepts: Thalamus

Cortex

A Cortex can be oversimplified as a super harness for specialized behavior and understanding.

Each Cortex is designed to support expert capabilities in a specific area of responsibility.

See also: Core Concepts: Cortices

Prefrontal Cortex

The Prefrontal Cortex is one of the currently required Cortices in a Cerebrum.

As in biological brains, it is responsible for much of the reasoning, orchestration, and processing of data coming in from different inputs and other Cortices.

See also: Core Concepts: Prefrontal Cortex

CommunicationCortex

The CommunicationCortex is one of the currently required Cortices in a Cerebrum.

Different CommunicationCortices will exist depending on how a Cerebel is used and the external system it is embedded within.

See also: Core Concepts: CommunicationCortex

Domain Bundle

A Domain Bundle is the folder-scoped markdown configuration unit for one Domain.

It includes one domain root file and one or more cortex files:

1. config/domains/<domain_id>/cerebrum.md
2. config/domains/<domain_id>/cortices/*.md

See also: Domain Bundle File Formats